Canadian Music Week Preview

Coif the long hair and break out the plaid shirt: Canadian Music Week invades Toronto today, bringing hundreds of under-the-radar bands looking for a break. Here are some up-and-comers we’ll be watching:

Radio Radio
Radio Radio sounds like what you’d expect of French electro-rap from New Brunswick: quirky, irreverent and ultimately, celebratory. Tomorrow, 10 p.m., El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave., $15.

Ting Tings
They don’t meet the Canadian criteria – the Ting Tings are from Manchester – but we’ll forgive them because we love their brash, stompy tunes like the iPod anthem, Shut Up and Let Me Go. Saturday, 8:30 p.m., Mod Club Theatre, 720 College St., $20.
Photo of “Radio Radio” courtesy of bonsound.com.